Ippo delivers a powerful body blow and tries for another, but Oda hits his face with a left. The two boxer's continue to exchange until the bell rings for the end of the first round.

The second round begins and the exchanging continues with the boxers unwilling to back down. Ippo takes a powerful hit, worrying Aoki and Kimura, but Miyata and Takamura both note that Oda has been backed into the corner. Motivated by the thought of losing Reiko, Oda tries for a left but Ippo knocks him into the corner. However, Oda still has the power to fight back, with his body alive at the price of his feet. Ippo finally gets a down with a powerful body blow but Oda is able to stand again, refusing to let all of his recent efforts go to waste. Ippo goes in for a knockout but slips, allowing Oda to go for a move of his own, but the slip allows Ippo to get away with just a bump. The referee stops the fight and calls the doctor, revealing that Ippo has blood in his eye from the wound from Oda's last punch.